If you’re on a journey of recovery from addiction, you already know it’s about much more than just saying no to substances. It’s about saying yes to a whole new way of life. New outlooks, new passions and new directions, both personally and professionally.
When someone you love begins their journey from addiction to recovery, it all starts with a critical first step: detoxification. Put simply, detox is the body’s method of clearing out the toxins accumulated from long-term substance use. For friends and family, understanding and supporting this process is critical. It can be daunting to watch someone you love go through detox, but knowing what to expect can make you a pillar of support during this pivotal time.
Asking for help isn’t easy, especially for those struggling with PTSD or addiction. As a friend or family member, it’s important to recognise there are many mental and physical barriers that can deter a person from asking for support.
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extreme form of trauma that can affect anyone who’s experienced or witnessed emotionally harmful or life-threatening events.PTSD can mess with your mind, body and even change how you connect with other people and lead to intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings that continue long after the traumatic event is over.
Hope in Health and Warriors Advocacy are joining forces to connect those affected by institutional abuse with the specialised healthcare and support they need. This alliance provides access to Warriors Advocacy’s network of legal representatives and care workers, as well as Hope in Health’s individualised recovery and wellness programs, ensuring a practical, holistic approach to mental, physical and social rehabilitation.
Hope in Health and Warriors Advocacy are joining forces to connect those affected by institutional abuse with the specialised healthcare and support they need. This alliance provides access to Warriors Advocacy’s network of legal representatives and care workers, as well as Hope in Health’s individualised recovery and wellness programs, ensuring a practical, holistic approach to mental, physical and social rehabilitation.
To commemorate the recent passing of Anzac Day, we share the personal narrative of a former Major with the Australian Army, Luke Millwood. Luke has not only completed our veteran rehabilitation program himself, but is now part of the Hope in Health team, helping other ex military personnel successfully rehabilitate.
While Anzac Day is a time to reflect on the past, it should be used as an opportunity to support those who have recently served, or those that are currently serving in the army, airforce and navy. It’s an opportunity for friends and family to check in, acknowledging the present, discussing the past and looking to the future.
Hope in Health’s innovative and integrative approach to rehabilitation was born out of great adversity. Struggling with a seemingly unshakable dependence to drugs and alcohol
